Medical Assistant - Baptist Physician Network - Cardiology Consultants - Days

Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas, Inc.; Beaumont (TX); On-site; USD 35,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Matched Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Medical, Dental, Vision and More

Bonus Potential

Job summary

Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas, Inc. seeks a Medical Assistant for the Cardiology Consultants practice in Beaumont, TX. The role supports patient care activities, clerical duties, and coordination of clinic services during day shifts.

You will assist with vital signs, phlebotomy, patient navigation, and exam room turnover while following Standard Precautions and hospital policies. Competitive benefits include retirement matching, PTO, and a comprehensive benefits plan.

Responsibilities

• Provides patient care activities within limits of position under direct supervision, including vital signs and phlebotomy.
• Assists patients and families with navigation and appointments within the clinic.
• Maintains clinic and lab supplies; stocks exam/treatment rooms and ensures proper waste disposal.
• Verifies patient identification and accurately labels specimens with identifiers, date and time.
• Ensures lab and patient charges are completed accurately daily.

Job description

Medical Assistant - Baptist Physician Network - Cardiology Consultants - Days Location Beaumont, TX Job Code 12744 # of openings 1

We are looking to add top talent to our Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas team.

Join us in performing Sacred Work!

Competitive benefits are offered including:

• Matched Retirement Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Comprehensive Benefit Plan – Medical, Dental, Vision and Much More!
• Bonus Potential

Summary/Objective

The Medical Assistant provides a variety of patient care activities, clerical duties and accommodative services for all patients.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Provides an appropriate clinic environment for patient care by maintaining the patient area in an orderly manner and maintaining neatness of the work environment including exam and treatment rooms.
• Performs patient care activities within limits of position and under the direct supervision which may include but not limited to vital signs, obtaining height & weight, phlebotomy, and other procedures required for client health screenings.
• Assists patient and families with navigation throughout the clinic and with appointments.
• Maintains and orders clinic and lab supplies and assists with ordering and maintaining par level supplies as necessary. Includes stocking of the lab, clinic and infusion room areas and proper disposal of waste; as well as, utilizing Standard Precautions to minimize the potential for exposure to infectious processes and disposes of all needles and syringes and or other items used in specimen collection to minimize exposure potential to self and others.
• Consistently follows hospital policy regarding verification of patient identification prior to obtaining specimen and ensures specimens are appropriately labeled with patient identifiers, date and time of collection and initials.
• Ensures lab charges and patient charges are completed and accurate on a daily basis either in the computer or on paper as indicated in the designated areas.